Nampo
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| Namp'o Special City | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Namp'o T'ŭkpyŏlsi |
| Revised Romanization | Nampo Teukbyeolsi |
| Hangul | 남포 특별시 |
| Hanja | 南浦特別市 |
| Short Name | Namp'o (Nampo; 남포; 南浦) |
| Statistics | |
| Population | 455,000 |
| Area | ? |
| Government | Special City in South P'yŏngan; former Directly Governed City |
| Administrative Divisions | (unknown) |
| Split from | South P'yŏngan, 1980 as Namp'o Directly Governed City |
| Rejoined | South P'yŏngan, 2004 as Namp'o Special City |
| Region | Kwansŏ |
| Dialect | P'yŏngan |
| Location Map (of former Namp'o Directly Governed City) | |
| Image:NK-nampo2.png | |
Namp'o (North Korean official spelling: Nampho) is a city and seaport in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It was a provincial-level Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi) from 1980 to 2004, when it was designated a "Special City" (T'ŭkpyŏlsi) and made a part of South P'yŏngan.
Namp'o is situated some 50 kilometres south west of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River. It is a modern port city on the west coast. It began to develop into a modern port after liberation in 1945. With the rapid increase in state investment, the city's industries grew and it now has powerful heavy industries and modern light industries. They include the Namp'o Smelter Complex, the Namp'o Glass Corporation, the Namp'o Shipbuilding Complex, the Namp'o Fishery Complex and other central and local factories.
The West Sea Barrage of the Namp'o port, built by erecting an 8-km long sea wall, has three lock chambers which allow the passage of ships up to 50,000 tons and 36 sluices. The harbour can accommodate ships of 20,000 tons but is frozen during the winter.
Originally a small fishing village, it was opened as a foreign trade port in 1897, and is Pyongyang’s harbour in Yellow Sea. Namp'o has modern harbour facilities; it can accept freighters of up to 10,000 tons and is a DPRK shipbuilding industry center. North of the city is the freight transportation, the aquatic product and the water fishery base and sea salt factory. Nampho apple is a famous national product.
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Geography
Located in Taedong river downriver.
Transportation
Consummation railway and highway connect Pyongyang and other locations.
Culture
Higher learning facilities are Nampho University, Sohae University, Samgwang College and Sunhwa College. Western Nampho has a famous tourist attraction: Waudo Pleasure Ground, it is covered by jungle with a sea bathing beach, convalesces hospital and recreation facility. The neighborly scenic spot includes: West Sea Barrage, 3 Tombs in Kangso, Tomb in Tokhung-dong, Susan Spa, Chongsan Spa, Kangso Mineral Water and Lake Thaesang.
See also
External links
- Korea Tourist Map(English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)
| Administrative divisions of North Korea | Image:Flag of North Korea.svg |
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| Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn | |
| Former Directly Governed Cities | |
| Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region | Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region | |
| Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang | |
